Bee the Change! Protecting Our Pollinators

World Bee Day, celebrated every year on 20 May, is a chance to discover why bees are some of the most important creatures on our planet. Bees and other pollinators help plants grow by carrying pollen from flower to flower. Without them, many of the foods we enjoy — such as apples, strawberries, tomatoes, and almonds — would become much harder to produce.

But bees are under threat from climate change, pollution, pesticides, and the loss of natural habitats. Protecting them matters for nature, food security, and biodiversity across Europe and the world.

Everyone can help bees, even small ways. Planting flowers, avoiding harmful chemicals, and letting wildflowers grow can all make a difference. 

Young people across Europe are already helping protect pollinators — from sharing ideas through the Young Citizens Assembly on Pollinators to leading local projects supported by the European Fund for Youth Action on Pollinators and IUCN Save Our Species. 

This World Bee Day, take a moment to appreciate the tiny insects that play a huge role in keeping our planet healthy and colourful.

Discover more resources here:

• Pollinator Park
• Pollinator Academy — a learning platform with integrated taxonomic tools and information on European pollinators.
• Learn more about pollinators on the EU Pollinators Hive

Play the card game: 

Know your pollinators

Challenge your friends and family and get to know more about the different types of pollinators, their importance for humanity and their risk of extinction.